Millie Bobby Brown Called “Stranger Things” Costars to 'Mend' Friendships: 'Sorry If I Ever Upset You'

Brenton Blanchet, Eleanor JacobsThu, June 25, 2026 at 5:18 PM UTC

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Millie Bobby Brown attends the Netflix 2026 Upfront red carpet on May 13, 2026 in New York CityCredit: Stephanie Augello/Getty -

Millie Bobby Brown reflected on her experience watching the Stranger Things series finale

Brown appeared at the 92nd Street Y in New York City on Wednesday, June 24 for a taping of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, as she explained why she called up her castmates throughout the month of January after tuning in

"I'm going to miss Eleven more than anything," Brown said

Millie Bobby Brown's costars aren't just her friends, they're her "siblings."

The Stranger Things star, 22, reflected on her mindset amid the ending of the hit Netflix series during a Wednesday, June 24 interview with Happy Sad Confused's Josh Horowitz at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.

During the discussion, she explained that, after watching the finale with her family, she "bawled for like the whole of January" and went into a "slight" depression. "It was very hard for me," Brown said. "I would not have expected that coming off of the show. I'm a very happy-go-lucky person."

Millie Bobby Brown in 'Stranger Things' season 5Credit: Netflix

As Brown explained, throughout that month, she called up "all" of her castmates to make sure they were all on good terms, as she said "goodbye" to part of her childhood in Stranger Things. The actress played Eleven "Jane" Hopper across five seasons and more than 40 episodes over the last decade. She appeared alongside castmates Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Joe Keery and Caleb McLaughlin during her run.

"They probably thought I was crazy," she said. "I was like, 'We're still friends, right? Like, you're not gonna stop talking to me anymore?' I was like, 'I'm sorry if I ever upset you,' and was just trying to mend anything."

"'It's been 10 years, and I really want to be friends. You're my sibling,'" she recalled saying on the phone. "And then I was on the beach, it was beautiful, and I just sat there crying. It was a very hard time for me."

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Brown added that since she started the show at 10, the character "was me" and her colleagues were "in my life more than my own family." Saying goodbye, she explained, was "a very, very emotional thing."

"I'm going to miss Eleven more than anything," she said.

Millie Bobby Brown with the cast and team behind 'Stranger Things' on Nov. 6, 2025Credit: Charley Gallay/Getty

Brown is next slated to appear in Enola Holmes 3, as she reprises her role as the fictional young detective, now getting married to Lord Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge). She then learns her famous brother, Sherlock Holmes, is kidnapped. Directed by Philip Barantini, it marks the latest installment in Netflix's mystery-adventure series. The first film arrived in 2020, while its sequel followed in 2022.

"Adventure chases detective Enola Holmes to Malta, where personal and professional dreams collide on a case more tangled and treacherous than any she has faced before," the films logline reads.

It also stars Himesh Patel, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Susan Wokoma, Henry Cavill, and Helena Bonham Carter.

Brown's full conversation will be available in its entirety on Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused on Monday, June 29. Her latest project, Enola Holmes 3, premieres on July 1.

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